Rising in popularity over the past 10 years is the idea of the “combination class”. There are teachers and studio owners who love the idea, and others who struggle with teaching all that needs to be taught in such a short amount of time. How can teachers learn to adapt and provide a solid dance […]
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Last summer I attended a GT training and was introduced to choice boards! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! I think that students are more engaged and even challenge themselves more when they are given choices. The great thing is....they aren't just for GT students. Choice boards work similar to tic-tac-toe; the student completes 3 activities in a row {up, down, diagonal} They can be adapted for ALL students and actually lend themselves well to differentiated instruction. On Tuesday, I will be attending another GT training specifically on choice boards and differentiated instruction {I'm super pumped about it!} I can't wait to learn more about these learning tools! {I promise to share what I learn!} Choice boards can be set up in many different ways. You can base them off of abilities, learning styles, intelligences, and even levels of questioning. I have found it easier, if I focus on just one of these types. When creating the board, you want to plan out what type of activity each square will focus on. {You don't want to have 2 of the same type of activities in a row} The goal of the CBs are to have equally acceptable activities that you want the students to complete that are similar end products, but have varying ways to accomplish the final product. {For example, you are studying the Alamo. Students could choose activities from writing a diary from the viewpoint of being in the battle, recreating a model of the Alamo, creating a movie, etc.}The wonderful thing about CBs though...students can choose an activity they are willing to complete {taking into consideration their own likes/learning style/intelligence}, but they will have 2 other activities they will need to complete that will focus on other skills that they possibly may need to strengthen {but at the very least they're practicing other skills}! It's a win-win situation! I recently put the choice boards I created for my homework reader's responses in my shop. My students are required to read 20 min nightly, however I found that many of them weren't really reading every night! These choice boards give student's different options to respond to their books, while focusing on varying skills. I've also included 4 blank {editable} choice boards so that you can create your own boards! .....And I used the adorable sneakers clipart to jazz them up from KPM Doodles {love her stuff!} Here is an example template of how to begin creating a choice board based on Multiple Intelligences: Source: Dare to Differentiate Here are some great resources: Dare to Differentiate (AWESOME site for resources!) PVUSD Choices based on intelligence
Teaching a combo class can be difficult, but here are some tips on how to keep sane and organized while doing it!
You just found out you are teaching a split grade class next year. For most teachers the idea of teaching a split is overwhelming. You have twice as many
Students, Your next assignment is to create a color theory page that shows some color harmony palletes and a short writing assignment. Part 1 - Color Page: Create a new HTML Page, format it with CSS to match your portfolio page and label it "colortheory.html" Make a link on your Web Portfolio to this new page Create 2 boxes with the Div tag and make them 50X50 pixels. show 2 complementary colors in these boxes and label them Complementary Create 3 boxes with the Div tag and make them 50X50 pixels. show 3 split-complementary colors in these boxes and label them split-complementary Create 3 boxes with the Div tag and make them 50X50 pixels. show 3 analagous colors in these boxes and label them analagous Create 4 boxes with the Div tag and make them 50X50 pixels. show 4 quadrilateral colors in these boxes and label them quadrilateral Part 2 - Short Writing Assignment: On your Color Theory page, write a short summary of the principals discussed, shown and demonstrated in this color theory lesson. Refer to your lecture notes. You can search for images online and research answers also. Try to address all the questions listed below: What are the 3 primary colors? How are secondary colors created? Cite an example How are tertiary colors created? Cite an example What is the difference between subtractive and additive color models? How can color affect our perception? How does one color affect another? Find an example or show an example of a greyscale image. Find an example or show an example of a monotone image. Find an example or show an example of an image that uses complimentary color. Make sure your images are small, no more than 100 pixels wide and are compressed properly. - Mr.W
Today we will start a new project. In this project, we will continue to develop our drawing skills, introduce pen and ink techniques, and introduce colored pencil technique. Here are some examples …
Teaching a split class is a complex act. Click through to learn what a typical day in a split grade class looks like and get some ideas!
I love the new 2017-19 Stampin’ UP! In Colors coming and I have lots of fun planned for you my followers with them. Details for all these options will be shared first with my newsletter subscribers with easy participation/ordering links. 1. In Color Club 2. In Color SAMPLERS 3. Free In Color Classes for club […]
I promise I am still here... barely. I joked last time I posted about trying to keep my ipad posts to once a week...I promise in my language it does not mean...never post again. Like many of you all, my To- Do lists are a mile long...and keep getting longer. Not to kill you with metaphors, but I feel like I am constantly treading water. I promise you all that I am not a slacker...I work my tail off, but there is always something else that needs attention. Sorry- enough whining. I have been dying to post a few ideas about teaching addition with a sum of ten. This is one of my favorite math ideas to teach. One of the fourth grade teachers called them "pb & j" facts...the ones that always go together. I LOVE that idea! (I have got to find some clipart to go with that!). I told my kids that the more facts that we have automatically, the easier all addition problems will be for us. We have informally been talking about doubles facts, but we will tackle those soon as well. Here are a couple visuals that I saw on pinterest and really liked. Click on the pictures to go to the sources! This rainbow one has been in my head for awhile and I love the visual. I love that it emphasizes the larger one addend is, the smaller the other one is. So I made a really fast recording sheet for my kids to use, with a free image I found. Nothing fancy, but I liked the math talk we had after we completed the activity. Now for my favorite way to teach making ten. We use the book Ten for Me. I found this book because it is from the publishing company that my sister works for, Sylvan Dell. Please DO NOT skip on if you don't have this book, I highly suggest getting the ebook version from their website! Last year I posted about using the book, but this year we went all out! First we read the adorable book and took notes about all the addition facts we could create with a sum of ten. Then we broke into our table groups of four. Two students worked with butterflies and jar that I had printed out, and two students wrote the addition fact and the turn-around fact that went with the visual their partners created. If you are interested in any of these documents, CLICK HERE. I used Scrappin' Doodles butterflies and a Fancy Dog Border! After we spent a lot of time exploring, the next day we came back and created these adorable explorers to go with it! First we did the math part :) Then we made our own versions. Do I need to try and upload the template for the butterfly hunters?? Here is the final hallway display! I promise I will be back soon!!!!
I love teaching a split-grade class. I know this may not be a popular opinion in teaching, but there it is. In reality, many of us teach split-grade
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I'm finding myself thinking once again about motivation. It's never really very far from a teacher's mind. "How can I motivate my kids to...?" Several years ago I came across a homework activity called "Math About Me." It seemed like a great idea. I wanted my mathematicians to know that math surrounds them but more importantly that math is all about them and their own lives. Six-year olds tend to want to learn about things that are about them. Don't we all? I'm 40, and it's still true for me 34 years later. I've tweaked the activity a few times over the years from its original state, but I still send it home and ask kids to fill it out and return it to school. What do I do with it? Grade it? Slap a sticker on it and send it back home? Nope. Well, isn't it obvious? We've got ourselves another classroom book to make. Check it out. (Click on the picture for your own copy.)
Learning to write a good, strong lesson plan is the backbone of confident teaching. Without a plan, you can kiss that goal of supporting your learners to succeed goodbye and your students will defi…
So you get assigned a split and you panic.
The resources in this blog post are a perfect fit for the third grade classroom. You may use them as early finishers or math centers for students to practice their fact fluency. Fill out the form located at the bottom of this post to receive the free printables! 1. Multiplication – Dot Math I made […]
Free editable pacing guide to plan and organize the school year with your curriculum. Great for any grade!
May will be here before you know it and that means Better Hearing and Speech Month. A time to celebrate and educate others about the importance of communication. This post is full of ideas to
Are you a boring teacher? Do you know someone who is a boring teacher? If so, this post will help you identify the seven common habits of highly boring teachers. It also includes ideas for how to break those habits that are making you boring to improve your class culture and relationship with students!
Many of you will be familiar with Bump Games for math. If you have used these games with kids, you will know how much kids love to BUMP! ...
You just found out you are teaching a split grade class next year. For most teachers the idea of teaching a split is overwhelming. You have twice as many
10 Free Printable Graphing Worksheets For Kindergarten and First Grade Each page has a different theme and goes up to 10 with a bar graph and tally marks section! The other day as we was sitting at…
Rest days from a workout challenge are so confusing. I’ve been spending some quality time doing squats lately for my squats challenge, so whenever a rest day rolls around, I feel pretty crazy. Approximately 5 extra minutes of free time? To quote the Koolaid man, “OHHH YEAHHH.” Weirdly wonderful. Anyways…on Monday I had that rest...Read More »
Multi-grade classrooms have always made sense to me from a developmental perspective. Here is why.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Alberto Here and I’m super excited to be back on the Heffy Doodle blog to share with you another coloring! 🦇💜 For today’s coloring I’ve decided to…
